It’s been a tough year for Robert Lindbloom and his wife Tracie, but his fellow Fredonia firefighters are doing their part to help.

In March, Lindbloom found a bean-sized lump under his arm. He and his doctor thought it was just an infection, but it grew to the size of a pingpong ball. This summer it was deemed cancerous sarcoma and has grown to the size of an egg, he said.

“But they have no idea exactly what kind of cancer it is or exactly how to treat it,” Lindbloom said. “The doctors are baffled.”

With Town of Fredonia officials recommending approval of an ordinance that would allow chickens to be kept in residential areas, the public will get a chance to weigh in at a public hearing scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 10.

The town’s Plan Commission recently recommended that the ordinance be approved. The Town Board last week reviewed the proposed ordinance and scheduled the hearing before voting on it.